BUSINESS

ENGLISH

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 RESPOND :
Respond (v):

1.To react to something that

has happened.

2. To reply to a letter ,
telephone call, etc…

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 RESTRICTION :
Restriction (N):

An official rule that limits or

controls what people can do
or what is allowed to happen
.

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 RESTRUCTURE:
Restructure (v):

If a company restructures,
or someone restructures it ,
it changes the way it is
organised or financed .

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 RETAIL :
Retail (N):

1.The sale of goods to customers for

their own use, rather than to shops , etc

2. Retail trade/market/business,etc. the

selling of goods or services to members
of the public , or companies involved in
this.

3. Retail shop / outlet / store ,etc . A

shop ,… that is open to members of the
public . 5
 RETAILER :

Retailer (N):

1.A business that sells goods to

members of the public , rather than
to shop, etc .

2. Someone who owns or runs a

shop selling goods to members of
the public .
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 RETURN :

Return (V) :

To take a product back to

the shop you bought it from
to get your money back , or
to get other goods in
exchange for it .

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 REVENUE :

Revenue ,revenues (N) :

Money that a business or

organisation receives over a
period of time , especially from
selling goods or services .

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 REWARD :
Reward (N) :

1.Something that you receive because you

have done something good or helpful .

2. Money that you earn for doing a job or

providing a service .

3. Money earned by an investment.

4. An amount of money offered to someone

in return for some information about
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 RISE :
Rise (V) :
To increase in number , amount or
value .

Rise (N) :
1. An increase in number , amount
or value.
2. An increase in salary or wages
(=raise).
3. The process of becoming more
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 SALE :
Sale (N):

1.The act of selling someone property

, food or other goods .

2. Sales : the total number of

products that a company sells during
a particular period of time.

3. Sales : the part of a company that

deals with selling products .
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 SAMPLE :
Sample (N) :

A small amount of a product

that people can use or look
at, in order to find out what
it is like .

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 SAVING :
Saving (N):

1.The act of keeping money to use later

rather than spending it .

2. An amount of something that you have

not used or spent , especially compared
with a larger amount that you could
have used or spent.

3. Savings money that is kept in a bank

to be used later or invested, rather than
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 SECURITY :
Security (N) :

1. Actions to keep someone or something

safe from being damaged , stolen, etc.

2. A feeling of being safe and free from

worry about what might happen.

3. Property or other assets that you promise

to give someone if you can’t pay back the
money that you owe them .

4. A financial investment such as a bond or

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 SEGMENT :
Segment (N):

1. A part of the economy of a country

or a company’s work .

2. Market segment a group of

customers that share similar
characteristics , such as age ,
interests.

3. Market segment the products in a

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 SENIORITY :
Seniority (N) :

1.The fact of being older or

highter in rank than someone
else.

2. The official advantage

someone has because they
have worked for an
organisation for a long time .
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 SHARE :
Share (N) :

One of the parts into which

ownership of a company is
divided .

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 SHAREHOLDER :

Shareholder (N) :

Someone who owns shares

in a company .

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 SHIPMENT :
Shipment (N) :

1. A load of goods sent by

sea ,road , train or air.

2. The act of sending a

load of goods by sea ,
road , train or air .

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 EXERCISES :
Exercise 1: Match the words with the definitions :
Revenue A small amount of something that shows you what the rest is.

Saving A person, shop, or business that sells goods to the public .

Security Profit , income, generated from a business .

Segment The advantage that you get by working for a company for a long time.

Share Income not spent, or deferred consumption.

Shipment A large amount of goods sent together to a place.

Sample One of the equal parts that the value of a company is divided into .

Retailer Group of customers that share similar characteristics .

Seniority A feeling of being safe and free from worry about what might
happen.
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Exercise 2: Choose the correct word :
Response - Retail – Rise – Restructing – Sales – Restrict

Restructing
1. The company's plan calls for a 10% reduction in staff over the next
two years.
Restrict
2. The government is determined to the number of imports in order to
protect the domestic market.
Retail
3. The price is usually double the wholesale price.
Rise
4. With an upward trend in inflation, you expect prices to
response
5. Have you received any to your request for a raise?
sales.
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